PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy McNulty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Lake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lake comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Saliva - Super Star kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jimmy McNulty could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andrew Lake's chin.

McNulty
vs
Lake

172 cm
21
154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
147 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy McNulty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Lake!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lake misses with a few strikes there.
McNulty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lake.
A combination from Lake does no damage.
Lake misses the body punch

and McNulty counters with a shoot takedown. Lake fights it but they end up in guard.
McNulty trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McNulty loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McNulty throws a strike but Lake rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McNulty looking for a sweep. Not yet McNulty, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lake throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McNulty works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lake trying to control the position from guard on top but McNulty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNulty looking for a sweep. Not yet McNulty, not yet.

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

McNulty scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McNulty throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McNulty throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lake is staying active underneath McNulty, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
McNulty missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McNulty with the ground and pound but Lake uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Lake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McNulty trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McNulty might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McNulty lands a lovely overhand right.
Lake throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lake misses with a jab to the body
and McNulty counters with a nice uppercut.
McNulty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lake.
McNulty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McNulty.
McNulty moves away from the strike by Lake.
McNulty works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lake misses with a hook. McNulty ducked under it nicely.
Lake swings away with a body shot that misses
and McNulty counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lake looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lake cracks McNulty with a good jab.
Lake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McNulty counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNulty scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McNulty uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lake has time to react.
McNulty lands a body shot.
Andrew Lake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McNulty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lake.
McNulty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McNulty scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McNulty fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lake lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McNulty has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McNulty and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McNulty works Lake's body with a nice hook.
McNulty digs a good hook to Lake's body.
McNulty lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Andrew Lake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McNulty throws a right and a left that both miss.
McNulty fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNulty stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice straight punches there by McNulty. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McNulty.

McNulty scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
McNulty in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Lake is rocked!
McNulty landing strikes.
Lake is still in real trouble! Can McNulty finish him?
Lake is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McNulty scores with a couple of short elbows.
McNulty cracks Lake with an elbow. That is naaassty.
McNulty in side control lands a decent elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McNulty is working Lake over with some ground and pound from side control.
McNulty cracks Lake with an elbow. That is naaassty.
McNulty grinds an elbow into Lake's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lake walks straight into a right hand from McNulty - that's dropped him! McNulty jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Lake from any more punishment! Lake complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jimmy McNulty!