PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank McPlum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randal Pritchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pritchard has chosen English Blood, Irish Heart - By Morrissey as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

McPlum
vs
Pritchard

185 cm
23
185 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

187 cm
24
191 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank McPlum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randal Pritchard!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pritchard tries to clinch up but McPlum circles away and keeps his distance.
McPlum tries to close the distance and clinch but Pritchard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pritchard punishes McPlum's body with a nice straight punch.
Pritchard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pritchard misses with a low kick.
Pritchard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McPlum throws out the jab.
Pritchard looks to land a right hand but McPlum moved out of range.
McPlum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pritchard.
Pritchard is looking to score with low kicks.
Pritchard misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McPlum throws an overhand right that lands on Pritchard's shoulder, as Pritchard tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the body from McPlum misses
and Pritchard counters with a nice body kick.
McPlum lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pritchard misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McPlum swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pritchard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good shot there by McPlum.
Pritchard jabs McPlum to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pritchard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McPlum throws the left hand but Pritchard avoids the punch easily.
McPlum smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pritchard works the jab nicely.
McPlum throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pritchard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pritchard moves out of range of the strikes.
McPlum misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from McPlum misses the target.
Pritchard misses with a jab to the body
and McPlum counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard cracks McPlum with an open hand slap.
Pritchard feints and then cracks McPlum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McPlum down.
McPlum misses with a shot to the body
and Pritchard counters with a slapping leg kick.
McPlum lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McPlum throws a big shot that misses.
Pritchard misses with a hook.
Pritchard is looking to score with low kicks.
Pritchard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pritchard blocks a jab.
Pritchard throws a hook to the side of McPlum's head but McPlum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pritchard.
Pritchard thuds his right hand into McPlum's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pritchard tries to close the distance and clinch but McPlum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard slips a straight right by McPlum.
Pritchard swings for the body but McPlum moves out of range.
A slow jab from McPlum misses its intended target.
A shot to the body from Pritchard misses
and McPlum counters with a straight right hand.
McPlum looks to score with a jab to the body but Pritchard is just out of range.
McPlum looks to throw the jab but Pritchard is out of range.
Pritchard tries to clinch there but McPlum circles away.
McPlum lands a nice looking body shot.
Pritchard misses with a body kick.
McPlum throws the left hand but Pritchard avoids the punch easily.
McPlum moves away from the strike by Pritchard.
Pritchard misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pritchard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Randal Pritchard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McPlum misses with a looping left.
McPlum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pritchard throws a jab but it's blocked by McPlum.
McPlum with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pritchard to score with a decent uppercut.
McPlum misses with a hook. Pritchard ducked under it nicely.
Pritchard misses the shot to the body.
McPlum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pritchard manages to avoid it.
McPlum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McPlum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pritchard lunges at McPlum with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McPlum's hand.
Pritchard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McPlum.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pritchard lands a head shot.
Pritchard tries to clinch there but McPlum circles away.
McPlum looks to land a right hand but Pritchard moved out of range.
Pritchard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McPlum.
Pritchard connects with the punch.
McPlum swings for the body but Pritchard moves out of range.
McPlum throws a hook but Pritchard avoids it easily.
Pritchard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pritchard throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McPlum scores with a body shot.
Pritchard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crunch! Pritchard slams his shin into McPlum's torso.
Pritchard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pritchard moves out of range of the strikes.
McPlum avoids the body shot from Pritchard.
Pritchard connects with a looping right hand.
Pritchard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McPlum has time to react.
Pritchard swings away with a body shot that misses
and McPlum counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pritchard thinking.
Pritchard misses with a double jab
and McPlum counters with a stiff right hand.
McPlum throws a shot from downtown. Pritchard moves away and avoids it.
McPlum checks a low kick from Pritchard.
McPlum misses with a straight right.
Pritchard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pritchard throws the left hand but McPlum avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McPlum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McPlum misses with a straight right.
McPlum ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McPlum moves out of range as Pritchard strikes.
A jab from Pritchard misses.
Pritchard throws a body kick that misses.
McPlum throws a jab but it's blocked by Pritchard.
Pritchard misses with a straight left.
McPlum throws a lazy right hand but Pritchard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McPlum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pritchard throws out the jab.
McPlum tries to clinch up but Pritchard circles away and keeps his distance.
McPlum blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard catches McPlum with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McPlum cracks Pritchard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pritchard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pritchard slips a straight right by McPlum.
McPlum checks a leg kick nicely.
McPlum cracks Pritchard with a right hand to the side of the head.
McPlum tries to clinch but Pritchard moves away
and McPlum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McPlum has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
McPlum lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pritchard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McPlum.
McPlum wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McPlum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard throws a low kick but it's checked well by McPlum.
Pritchard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pritchard slips a jab from McPlum.

Pritchard pushes McPlum up against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pritchard prevents a body shot from McPlum.
Pritchard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McPlum scores with a shot to the side of Pritchard's head.
A shot in the inside from Pritchard.
Pritchard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Frank McPlum has been cut.
McPlum lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pritchard lands a damaging elbow.
McPlum lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pritchard throws a head punch that misses.
Pritchard is trying to break the clinch but McPlum has him pressed against the cage.

Pritchard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McPlum throws the left hand but Pritchard avoids the punch easily.
Pritchard jabbing away but nothing is landing.

McPlum has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randal Pritchard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank McPlum's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Pritchard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McPlum.
McPlum swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pritchard.
Pritchard cracks McPlum with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McPlum swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pritchard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pritchard misses with a hook.
McPlum just misses with a punch to the body.
McPlum misses with a body shot.
McPlum staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pritchard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Randal Pritchard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from McPlum misses its intended target.
Pritchard tries to clinch up
and McPlum counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pritchard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pritchard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pritchard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McPlum looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McPlum throws a big shot that misses.
Pritchard avoids the body shot from McPlum.
McPlum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McPlum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McPlum swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pritchard.
Pritchard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McPlum's calf.
Pritchard gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McPlum misses with a hook to the body
and Pritchard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPlum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McPlum throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pritchard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pritchard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McPlum.
Pritchard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McPlum has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McPlum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pritchard.
Pritchard throws a predictable looking body shot
and McPlum counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab from Pritchard.
Pritchard cracks a nice hook into McPlum's ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pritchard. That's going to slow McPlum down.
Pritchard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McPlum getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pritchard avoids the body shot from McPlum.
Frank McPlum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McPlum on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McPlum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pritchard throws a sloppy body shot
and McPlum counters with a left to the body.
McPlum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pritchard.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pritchard.
McPlum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pritchard.
Randal Pritchard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pritchard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pritchard throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McPlum.
A jab from McPlum misses.
McPlum listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McPlum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McPlum scores with a hook to the body. Pritchard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McPlum takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pritchard misses with a kick to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pritchard, as that shot connected.
McPlum looks to throw the jab but Pritchard is out of range.
McPlum thuds a left hand into Pritchard's body.
Pritchard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McPlum.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McPlum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McPlum misses with a straight left.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randal Pritchard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pritchard 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randal Pritchard!