PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacob McGill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Bam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

McGill
vs
Bam

180 cm
23
178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Liquid Damage

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob McGill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bam Bam!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bam shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McGill's guard.
Bam looking to sit in guard and control but McGill gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McGill pushes down on Bam's leg and manages to get into half guard.
McGill is taking a breather. Bam 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.
McGill wants to pass the guard but Bam is defending well.
McGill performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bam is looking for a sweep. McGill is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bam regains full guard. Nicely done.
McGill passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bam is looking for a sweep. McGill is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bam moves into full guard.
McGill chips away with some ground and pound.
McGill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bam can't keep his opponent in guard - McGill advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bam is looking for a sweep. McGill is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McGill lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bam wants to improve his position but McGill is controlling well.
McGill is thwarting Bam's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGill not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McGill trying to mount his opponent but Bam defends it.
Bam is pressing down on McGill's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McGill trying to control the position from guard on top but Bam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGill wants to pass the guard but Bam is keeping the position.
Bam is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McGill is controlling him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bam circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGill lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bam's sensitive parts.
McGill with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bam counters with a single leg into guard. McGill didn't expect that.
Bam thows a big elbow that misses.
Bam trying to move into half guard but instead McGill has managed to sweep!
McGill not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bam keeping full guard, as McGill tries to pass.
McGill content to stall in guard here.
McGill looking to pass the guard.
Bam is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bam working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McGill doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McGill manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McGill passes Bam's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bam is trying to control but can't.
Bam avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGill.
McGill prevents Bam from improving his position.
McGill throwing shots but Bam is blocking nicely.
McGill thows a huge punch but Bam dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bam Bam will probably get the nod.
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.

Bam swats away the attempt to clinch by McGill.
Bam fails with the takedown.

McGill shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bam manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
McGill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McGill trying to control but Bam is working from the bottom.
McGill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McGill prevents Bam from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bam utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McGill has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McGill content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGill has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
McGill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bam is keeping the position for now.
McGill is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bam keeping moving, preventing McGill from controlling successfully.
McGill postures up.
McGill landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McGill is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bam is trying to control the position but McGill postures up.
Bam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McGill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McGill looking to sit in guard and control but Bam gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McGill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McGill manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bam manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bam is keeping the position for now.
Bam is looking to sweep but instead, McGill has passed into half guard.
Bam makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bam.
Bam looking for a sweep. Not yet Bam, not yet.
McGill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McGill looking to sit in guard and control but Bam gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bam trying to control the position from guard on top but McGill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bam preventing the sweep.
McGill is working hard here to advance position.
Bam slips nicely into half guard.
McGill is positioning himself well to prevent Bam advancing to mount.
McGill works his way to full guard. Good work.
McGill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McGill is trying to keep Bam in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob McGill dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

McGill slaps away a takedown attempt from Bam, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McGill lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bam tries to clinch there but McGill circles away.

McGill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bam avoiding damage as McGill throws knees to the body.

McGill is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bam can't fight it off and eventually McGill manages to take the fight to the floor. Bam looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bam keeping full guard, as McGill tries to pass.
Bam is adopting a defensive guard.
McGill controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGill trying to control but Bam is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bam bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McGill's guard.
Bam trying to control but McGill is working from the bottom.
Bam stopping the sweep attempt from McGill.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jacob McGill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bam is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bam wants to control from the top but McGill keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McGill is on top in guard.

Bam isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. McGill stacks Bam on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by McGill!
Bam takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bam is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGill working the ground and pound but Bam is defending the strikes.
Bam wants to control but McGill postures up.
McGill taking a breather here.
Bam is not content to let McGill control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McGill taking a breather here.
Bam struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Check out the look on McGill's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob McGill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McGill has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob McGill!