PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qually Fiterwon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank McLair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Qually Fiterwon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Fiterwon
vs
McLair

195 cm
25
260 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

203 cm
19
250 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Qually Fiterwon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tank McLair!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLair misses the body punch
and Fiterwon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fiterwon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McLair stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McLair connects with a nice looking jab.
Fiterwon misses with a wild body shot.
McLair throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fiterwon counters with a nice body shot.
McLair connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fiterwon momentarily.

It looks like Qually Fiterwon has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLair misses with a left hand
and Fiterwon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McLair throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fiterwon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McLair looks gassed!

McLair gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fiterwon to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fiterwon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fiterwon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fiterwon thows a big elbow that misses.
Fiterwon with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiterwon's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fiterwon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fiterwon throws a strike but McLair rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McLair wants to stand and escape but instead Fiterwon has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Fiterwon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McLair wants to get back to his feet but Fiterwon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fiterwon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fiterwon with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fiterwon lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiterwon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fiterwon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fiterwon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fiterwon wants to control from the top but McLair keeps moving.
Fiterwon throwing strikes but missing.
Fiterwon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fiterwon thows a big elbow that misses.
Fiterwon thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fiterwon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fiterwon trying to control the position from guard on top but McLair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fiterwon connects with a couple of short punches.
Fiterwon wants to control from the top but McLair keeps moving.
Fiterwon lands a couple of elbows.
Fiterwon distracts McLair with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fiterwon throwing strikes but missing.
Fiterwon with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiterwon throws a big right hand that misses.
Fiterwon thows a big elbow that misses.
Fiterwon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fiterwon lands a couple of digs.
Fiterwon forces his way into half guard.
Fiterwon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fiterwon 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.
Fiterwon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fiterwon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McLair taking some punishment here, with Fiterwon in his half guard.
Fiterwon lands with a punch from half guard.
Fiterwon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McLair's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Qually Fiterwon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Qually Fiterwon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

McLair rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Fiterwon counters with a nice double leg into side control. McLair won't be happy with that.
Fiterwon 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.
McLair prevents Fiterwon from moving into mount.
Fiterwon cracks McLair with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fiterwon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused McLair some visible discomfort.
Qually Fiterwon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fiterwon working the ground and pound.
Fiterwon tries to advance to mount but McLair denies him.
Fiterwon tries to score with some ground and pound. McLair controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
McLair is not content to let Fiterwon control the position.
McLair avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Fiterwon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiterwon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fiterwon misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fiterwon taking a break here but McLair is having none of it and regains half guard.
Fiterwon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fiterwon drops an elbow to the side of McLair's head.
Fiterwon thows a huge punch but McLair dodges it nicely.
Fiterwon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fiterwon in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLair taking some punishment here, with Fiterwon in his half guard.
Fiterwon prevents McLair from standing back up.
McLair is breathing heavily.
Nice strikes from Fiterwon there.
Fiterwon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fiterwon lands with a punch from half guard.
Fiterwon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Fiterwon there.
Fiterwon not doing much here.
Fiterwon trying to control from half guard but McLair is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiterwon is nestled in close to McLair, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fiterwon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fiterwon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fiterwon not doing much here.
Fiterwon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McLair defending well though.

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.
Fiterwon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fiterwon wants to control but McLair is keeping him busy.
Fiterwon working over McLair with some ground and pound. McLair looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fiterwon is trying to control the action in half guard but McLair is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fiterwon takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fiterwon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
McLair wants to get back to his feet.
Fiterwon scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fiterwon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Qually Fiterwon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Qually Fiterwon's cut.
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!

McLair throws a lazy uppercut
and Fiterwon counters with a nice uppercut.
McLair throws a combination that misses
and Fiterwon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McLair misses with a left hand

and Fiterwon decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McLair's guard.
Fiterwon pushing down on McLair's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fiterwon thows a huge punch but McLair dodges it nicely.
Fiterwon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fiterwon thows a huge punch but McLair dodges it nicely.
Fiterwon seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fiterwon slips a nice elbow through McLair's hands, connecting with McLair's forehead.
Fiterwon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McLair can do to turn this around?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fiterwon lands a nice short elbow.
McLair takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fiterwon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiterwon lands strikes from half guard.
Well, if Fiterwon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fiterwon lands strikes from half guard.
Fiterwon looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fiterwon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fiterwon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Qually Fiterwon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Qually Fiterwon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
McLair swings widly with a right hand
and Fiterwon counters with a left to the body.
McLair takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McLair misses with a double jab
and Fiterwon counters with a right hand to the body.
McLair throws a combination that misses

and Fiterwon counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for McLair!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiterwon unloading with bombs!
Fiterwon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McLair wants to try and get back to his feet.
Fiterwon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McLair looks a forlorn figure.
Fiterwon controlling his opponent.
McLair is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiterwon content just to control the position here.
Fiterwon is landing with some decent strikes but McLair is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fiterwon controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fiterwon with shots to the head and body - McLair looks very uncomfortable down there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Qually Fiterwon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fiterwon 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Qually Fiterwon!