PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Mccaughan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Power has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Mccaughan
vs
Power

180 cm
22
205 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

185 cm
26
211 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Eric Mccaughan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Power!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power fails to land with a series of punches.
Power checks a leg kick.
Power thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Mccaughan misses.
Power takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Power misses with a combination

and Mccaughan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Power utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Power tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mccaughan lands a couple of elbows.
Mccaughan trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.
Mccaughan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Power looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mccaughan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Power looking for a sweep. Not yet Power, not yet.
Power doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mccaughan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mccaughan postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccaughan trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.
Mccaughan looking to pass the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mccaughan moves out of range as Power strikes.
Mccaughan shoots in but Power avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mccaughan misses with a few strikes there.
Power throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Power keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mccaughan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Power pinned against the cage. Power gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Power fails to land with a series of punches.
Mccaughan is looking to clinch but Power is avoiding it.
Power shoots in for a takedown but Mccaughan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mccaughan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mccaughan looks for a takedown but Power sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Mccaughan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Power checks the leg kick.

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.
Mccaughan closes the distance and clinches up with Power, looking for a takedown. Mccaughan pushes Power against the cage but Power circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mccaughan is breathing heavily.
Power fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Power closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mccaughan circles away.
Power shoots for a double leg takedown but Mccaughan sprawls well. He's pushed Power's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Power checks a leg kick.
Mccaughan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Power avoids it really well and circles away.
Power shoots in but Mccaughan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mccaughan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Power swivels and escapes.
Horrible takedown by Mccaughan or perhaps it was just good defense by Power which made him look bad.
Power swinging wildly here.
Mccaughan throws a leg kick but Power moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccaughan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Power.
Power looks to land a combination but Mccaughan avoids it well.
A right-left combo lands from Power.
Power lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Decent striking displayed by Power there.
Mccaughan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Power throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mccaughan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Power smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Power throws a right and a left that Mccaughan avoids nicely.
Power is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mccaughan.
Mccaughan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mccaughan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Power swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mccaughan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Horrible takedown by Mccaughan or perhaps it was just good defense by Power which made him look bad.
Power throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mccaughan. That's going to slow Power down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power misses with the combination.
Power tries a low kick but Mccaughan avoids it.
Power thows a leg kick but Mccaughan checks it

and Mccaughan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power taking some punishment here, with Mccaughan in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Mccaughan.
Power on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mccaughan prevents Power from improving his position.
Mccaughan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Power misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Mccaughan lands with a punch from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mccaughan is keen to just control but Power is a slippery customer.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Mccaughan clinches up with Power and pushes him back against the cage.
Power wants to break the clinch but can't.
Power is trying to break the clinch but Mccaughan has him pressed against the cage.

Mccaughan tightens his grip and picks Power up, before dumping him to the ground. Power manages to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Mccaughan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mccaughan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Power swats away the attempt to clinch by Mccaughan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mccaughan. Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Power.
Power dips to his left and cracks Mccaughan with an uppercut!
Mccaughan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mccaughan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mccaughan slips a jab and a cross from Power.
Mccaughan scores with a one two! Power had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Power lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mccaughan throws a combination that misses
and Power counters with a nice uppercut.
Mccaughan moves in looking to clinch but Power pushes him off.
Mccaughan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Power avoids it really well and circles away.
A leg kick checked by Mccaughan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power misses with a jab to the body

and Mccaughan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Power's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Power looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Power preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mccaughan looking to pass the guard.
Power manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mccaughan manages to get himself to full guard.
Mccaughan keeping moving, preventing Power from controlling successfully.
Power advances position into side control!
Power misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Power tries to move into full mount but can't pass Mccaughan's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power lands some shots froms side control.

Power is trying to get an arm triangle but Mccaughan is defending well.
Mccaughan holding on.
Mccaughan tries to buck Power off but Power is having none of it.

Power tries for a kimura but Mccaughan is defending well.
Mccaughan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mccaughan is trying to buck Power off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mccaughan has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Mccaughan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mccaughan shoots in for a takedown but Power shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mccaughan tries a low kick but Power avoids it.
Max Power seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Power takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mccaughan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Power sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Power throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mccaughan on the side of the head.
Power displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Power takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Power!
Power looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Power bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Power lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mccaughan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Power paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power tries to bum rush Mccaughan with a series of wild strikes but Mccaughan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Power avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mccaughan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Mccaughan.
Mccaughan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Power moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mccaughan misses with a body shot.
Power keeps the fight on the outside.
Power tries for a takedown but Mccaughan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mccaughan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Power pinned against the cage. Power gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Power fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Power throws a series of punches but Mccaughan moves out of range.
Mccaughan has his takedown stuffed
and Power counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Power misses with a double jab
and Mccaughan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Power showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Power throws a leg kick but Mccaughan checks it.
No joy there for Mccaughan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Power circles away from the clinch attempt.
Power moves out of range as Mccaughan strikes.
Power throws a chopping leg kick but Mccaughan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Power scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mccaughan in his tracks.
Power tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mccaughan was well out of range. Poor timing from Power.

Power drives through with a takedown into guard.
Power must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mccaughan keeping moving, preventing Power from controlling successfully.
Mccaughan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Power manages to get himself to full guard.
Power keeping moving, preventing Mccaughan from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccaughan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Power looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mccaughan puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mccaughan lands with a punch from half guard.

Mccaughan decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Power throws a right hand that Mccaughan ducks under and follows up with a left that Mccaughan also avoids with ease.
Power takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mccaughan connects with a right hand. Power shakes it off.
Mccaughan scores with a leg kick.
Power takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mccaughan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mccaughan lands with a right hand.

Mccaughan moves into the clinch.
Power working hard to break the clinch.
Power wants to get back to striking at distance but Mccaughan won't allow it.
Mccaughan lands a right hand.

Mccaughan jumps into guard, dragging Power to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power trying to control but Mccaughan is working from the bottom.
Power stopping the sweep attempt from Mccaughan.
Power wants to pass the guard but Mccaughan is keeping the position.
Mccaughan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Power manages to get himself to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power has momentary wrist control but Mccaughan slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccaughan stopping the sweep attempt from Power.

Power has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mccaughan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Mccaughan tries to clinch but Power moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Mccaughan.
Mccaughan lands a glancing blow to the side of Power's head.
Mccaughan feints and then cracks Power's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Power down.
Mccaughan cracks the inside of Power's front leg.
Mccaughan connects with a looping right hand.
Mccaughan shoots in but no luck this time.
Mccaughan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Mccaughan misses.
Mccaughan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Power circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccaughan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Power throws a right and a left that Mccaughan avoids nicely.
Mccaughan shoots for a double leg takedown but Power sprawls well. He's pushed Mccaughan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Mccaughan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mccaughan dives in and grabs Power's left leg, looking for a takedown. Power pushes down on Mccaughan's head and hops out.
Power tried to score with a low kick but Mccaughan checks it.
Power rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mccaughan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eric Mccaughan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Power tries a low kick but Mccaughan avoids it.

Mccaughan drives through and clinches with Power against the cage.
Mccaughan is struggling to control the position.
Power working hard to break the clinch.
Power tries to circle away but Mccaughan has him pinned against the cage.
Mccaughan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Power's face.

Power's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Power swats away the attempt to clinch by Mccaughan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mccaughan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Power but Power pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Power misses with a double jab
and Mccaughan counters with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Mccaughan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mccaughan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Mccaughan!