PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lewis McLay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus Troyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLay comes to the cage accompanied by "The Party Song" by Blink 182. Troyer has chosen Yankee Rose as his entrance music. Angus Troyer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lewis McLay's chin.

McLay
vs
Troyer

176 cm
27
133 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

159 cm
22
137 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lewis McLay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Angus Troyer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McLay gets tackled into the cage by Troyer. Troyer maintains the clinch.

McLay is trying to trip Troyer. He has hold of a leg but Troyer is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. McLay persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
McLay with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McLay throws a big right hand that misses.

McLay is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Troyer is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Troyer has escaped and now he's on top!

McLay has his foot on Troyer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Troyer works his way back into a safe position though.
Troyer slips nicely into half guard.
McLay wants to get back to full guard.
Troyer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
McLay is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troyer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
McLay is trying to control but can't.
Troyer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
McLay wants to get back to full guard but Troyer has mounted him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McLay is trying desperately to improve position.

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.
Troyer controlling the position easily from mount.
McLay is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troyer controlling from mount.
McLay is working to get back to half guard.
Troyer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McLay is trying to escape the mount.
Troyer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McLay working to try and regain half guard.
McLay really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Troyer controlling from the full mount.
McLay is working to get back to half guard.
McLay is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Troyer thuds his shin into the meat of McLay's side.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Troyer clinches up with McLay and pushes him back against the cage.
McLay takes an elbow to the forehead.
McLay jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Troyer walks away with a smile on his face. McLay gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
McLay has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Troyer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Troyer connects with a knee to the head.
Troyer lands an elbow just above McLay 's eye.
Troyer landing knees to the body.
Troyer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Troyer.
Troyer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Troyer lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McLay takes an elbow to the temple.
Troyer lands a knee to the head.
Troyer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Troyer.
Troyer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McLay's defenses.

McLay is rocked!

It looks like Lewis McLay has been cut.
Troyer lands an elbow inside that McLay shrugs off.
Oh McLay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Troyer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McLay takes an elbow to the forehead.
Troyer lands a knee to the body.
Troyer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Troyer lands an elbow inside.
Troyer scores with a shoulder strike.
Troyer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Troyer lands an elbow that stopped McLay in his tracks for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Troyer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Troyer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McLay's defenses.
Troyer lands an elbow inside.
Troyer lands a nice elbow.
Troyer lands a good knee to the midsection. McLay won't want to take too many of those.
Come on Troyer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice elbow from Troyer.
McLay takes an elbow to the temple.
McLay is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Troyer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lewis McLay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Troyer lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Troyer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Troyer unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troyer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Troyer scores with a knee to the head.
McLay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Troyer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Troyer lands a damaging elbow.
Troyer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McLay's defenses.
McLay is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Troyer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Troyer scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Troyer.
Troyer pressing his opponent against the cage.
McLay takes a knee right on the jaw!
Troyer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Troyer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McLay seems to have got his legs back now.
Troyer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McLays head.
Troyer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Troyer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Troyer.
McLay takes an elbow to the forehead.
Troyer connects with a nasty looking knee right to McLay's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Troyer.
Troyer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Troyer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McLay takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troyer lands an elbow inside that McLay shrugs off.
Troyer lands an elbow inside that McLay shrugs off.
Troyer landing knees to the head.
McLay takes an elbow to the temple.
Troyer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McLay's defenses.
Troyer scores with a knee to the head.
Troyer lands an elbow just above McLay 's eye.
Troyer lands an elbow that stopped McLay in his tracks for a moment.
McLay tries to score a body lock takedown but Troyer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Troyer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Troyer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Troyer.
Troyer lands an elbow that stopped McLay in his tracks for a moment.
Troyer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Troyer.
Troyer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McLay in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Troyer connects with a knee to the head.
McLay is trying to drag Troyer to the mat but Troyer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Troyer lands a nice knee to the body.
Troyer is stalling here.
McLay takes an elbow to the forehead.
Angus Troyer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troyer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Troyer landing knees to the body.
Troyer lands an elbow that stopped McLay in his tracks for a moment.
Troyer connects with a knee to the head.
Troyer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Troyer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Troyer unloads a knee to the mid-section. McLay lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Troyer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Troyer with a knee to the head.
Troyer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Troyer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Troyer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Troyer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Troyer lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Troyer.
Troyer is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Troyer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Troyer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McLay.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Troyer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angus Troyer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lewis McLay's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

McLay avoids a kick to the body.
Troyer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McLay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Troyer finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Troyer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Troyer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Troyer has closed the distance and engaged McLay in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Troyer.
Troyer is pushing McLay up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McLay has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Troyer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Troyer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McLay takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Troyer obliges.
A nice left hand lands by Troyer.
Troyer lands an elbow that stopped McLay in his tracks for a moment.
Troyer connects with a nasty looking knee right to McLay's face.
Troyer pushes McLay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Troyer has McLay pushed against the cage.
Troyer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Troyer lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Troyer obliges.
Troyer lands a nice elbow.
Troyer scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troyer has McLay pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. McLay is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Troyer - that's hurt McLay badly! Oh, another knee lands and McLay is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but McLay doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Angus Troyer!