PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John McLovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jhon Javier Restrepo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McLovin
vs
Javier Restrepo

190 cm
25
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John McLovin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jhon Javier Restrepo!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Restrepo swinging wildly here.
Restrepo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Restrepo pivots, looking for a leg kick but McLovin is out of range and Restrepo settles back down.
McLovin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Restrepo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McLovin slips under a jab from Restrepo.
Restrepo 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.
Restrepo lands with a good body shot.
Some wild striking there from Restrepo.
McLovin throws a body punch but Restrepo moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLovin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Restrepo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A left and a right from Restrepo both land. Nice combination.
Restrepo throws a right hand that McLovin ducks under and follows up with a left that McLovin also avoids with ease.
Jhon Javier Restrepo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Restrepo misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Restrepo misses with a looping left.
McLovin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A combination from Restrepo does no damage.

Restrepo has taken the fight to the clinch.
McLovin tries to land knees in the clinch but Restrepo avoids the damage to the body.
McLovin tries to break the clinch but Restrepo is controlling the position.
Restrepo prevents McLovin from breaking the clinch.
McLovin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Restrepo is trying to force a seperation but McLovin has the dominant position.
McLovin wants to stall.
Restrepo is looking to break free of the clinch but McLovin has double underhooks.

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.
Restrepo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McLovin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice body punch from Restrepo - that landed with a thud.
McLovin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Restrepo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McLovin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Restrepo - that landed with a thud.
McLovin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Restrepo is defending well for now.
McLovin misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Restrepo presses McLovin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McLovin stalling in the clinch but Restrepo improves position.
McLovin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John McLovin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Restrepo prevents the takedown attempt.
Restrepo lands with a short shot to the head.
Restrepo lands with a left to the head.
McLovin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McLovin is trying to force a seperation but Restrepo has the dominant position.
McLovin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Restrepo is keeping busy.

That's four 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.

Restrepo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jhon Javier Restrepo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Restrepo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Restrepo.
Restrepo moves away from the strike by McLovin.
McLovin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McLovin moves to clinch but Restrepo breaks away
letting Restrepo counter with a right hand.
Restrepo circles away from the clinch attempt.
McLovin with a hook.
McLovin moves to clinch but Restrepo breaks away
enabling Restrepo to counter with a crisp jab.
McLovin wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jhon Javier Restrepo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Restrepo looks to land a combination. McLovin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sloppy strikes from Restrepo. Those never looked like landing.
Restrepo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McLovin eats them both and turns towards Restrepo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Restrepo looks to land a combination but McLovin avoids it well.
Restrepo feints a jab promting McLovin to slip. Restrepo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McLovin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Restrepo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McLovin manages to avoid it.
Danga de danga de dang - Restrepo scores with a four punch combination!
Restrepo misses with a two punch combination.
Restrepo lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Restrepo misses with the combination.
McLovin tries to clinch there but Restrepo circles away.
Restrepo looks to land a combination. McLovin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McLovin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Restrepo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sloppy strikes from Restrepo. Those never looked like landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Restrepo.
A right-left combo lands from Restrepo.
Restrepo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Restrepo throws a series of punches but McLovin moves out of range.
Restrepo misses with a double jab
and McLovin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Restrepo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and McLovin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McLovin.
Restrepo is looking to break free of the clinch but McLovin has double underhooks.
McLovin blocks the elbow strike.
Restrepo is trying to force a seperation but McLovin has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Restrepo prevents a takedown attempt there.
McLovin keeps control of Restrepo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McLovin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Restrepo walks away with a smile on his face. McLovin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Some wild striking there from Restrepo.
McLovin dodges the punch combination from Restrepo.
McLovin takes one on the button.
McLovin throws a hook but Restrepo blocks it.
McLovin fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLovin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Restrepo pinned against the cage. Restrepo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John McLovin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McLovin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Restrepo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Restrepo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Restrepo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McLovin's hands.
Restrepo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Restrepo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McLovin dives in and grabs Restrepo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Restrepo pushes down on McLovin's head and hops out.
Restrepo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McLovin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McLovin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Restrepo tries to avoid it but McLovin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Restrepo to the ground. Restrepo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Restrepo cracks McLovin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Restrepo tries to bum rush McLovin with a series of wild strikes but McLovin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Restrepo misses with a combination
and McLovin counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Restrepo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Restrepo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

McLovin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
McLovin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Restrepo tries to hold on but McLovin postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McLovin looking to control but Restrepo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Restrepo is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Restrepo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Restrepo is trying to escape the mount but McLovin keeps good control and instead manages to take Restrepo's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jhon Javier Restrepo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Restrepo fails to land with a series of punches.
Restrepo fails to land with a series of punches.
Restrepo tests McLovin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Restrepo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McLovin closes the distance and clinches up with Restrepo, looking for a takedown. McLovin pushes Restrepo against the cage but Restrepo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Restrepo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Restrepo throws a right hand that McLovin ducks under and follows up with a left that McLovin also avoids with ease.
Restrepo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McLovin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McLovin misses with an uppercut.
McLovin misses with the combination.
Restrepo is working the combinations to good effect here.
McLovin misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McLovin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Restrepo's waist but Restrepo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McLovin off to one side.
Restrepo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Restrepo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Restrepo cracks a nice hook into McLovin's ribs.
McLovin looks for a takedown but Restrepo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John McLovin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Restrepo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McLovin throws a jab when Restrepo was well out of range.
A combination from Restrepo does no damage.
McLovin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Restrepo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McLovin somewhat.
Restrepo misses with a combination
and McLovin counters with a nice uppercut.
McLovin avoids a punch combination nicely.
McLovin misses with a hook. Restrepo ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLovin shoots in for a takedown but Restrepo shows good takedown defense.
Restrepo connects with a good right hand that stumbles McLovin. McLovin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McLovin takes a jab right on the kisser.
John McLovin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Restrepo lunges at McLovin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McLovin's hand.
Restrepo throws a series of punches but McLovin avoids them all with ease.
McLovin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Restrepo manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Restrepo.
A big right from McLovin misses.
John McLovin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Restrepo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McLovin misses with the combination.
Restrepo throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Restrepo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Restrepo throws the left hand but McLovin avoids the punch easily.
Nice sprawl there from Restrepo as McLovin shoots in.
Restrepo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McLovin.
McLovin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

McLovin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Restrepo is looking to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Restrepo can do anything to dispel that myth.
McLovin is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Restrepo!
Restrepo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McLovin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

McLovin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Restrepo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McLovin working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Restrepo turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips McLovin off and cradles Restrepo's limp body as McLovin celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). John McLovin!