PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul McCann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rani Yahya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

McCann
vs
Yahya

174 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

168 cm
20
148 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul McCann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rani Yahya!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yahya throws a lazy head kick
and McCann counters with a good low kick that Yahya was not able to check.
McCann connects with a body shot that sends Yahya's belly button to the back.
A left lands for McCann.
McCann circles away from the clinch attempt
letting McCann counter with a right hand.
Yahya fails with the takedown
and McCann counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yahya misses with a takedown attempt
and McCann counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yahya chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McCann can pounce on him.
Yahya misses with a takedown attempt
and McCann counters with a slapping leg kick.
Paul McCann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rani Yahya.
Yahya looks gassed!
Yahya doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McCann moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Yahya tries to clinch but McCann moves away
and McCann counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yahya shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McCann stuns Yahya with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McCann throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yahya fails with the takedown

and McCann counters with a head kick that drops Yahya to the mat! Yahya scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Yahya is rocked!
McCann throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yahya stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McCann fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McCann throws a head kick that half lands.
Yahya with a lazy takedown attempt
and McCann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yahya is still on wobbly legs! Can McCann finish him?
McCann lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yahya seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yahya has his takedown stuffed
and McCann counters with a nice body shot.
McCann changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McCann lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McCann lands a head kick. Yahya smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yahya shoots and misses
and McCann counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by McCann. That's going to slow Yahya down.
Yahya misses with a takedown attempt
and McCann counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCann scores with a punch to the head.
McCann lands a leg kick that knocks Yahya off balance momentarily.
McCann with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McCann fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yahya misses with a takedown attempt
and McCann counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A cross from McCann lands.
McCann connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul McCann dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yahya doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting McCann counter with a right hand.
Yahya shoots and misses
and McCann counters with a right hand to the body.
McCann tries a head kick but it misses.
A left and a right from McCann both land. Nice combination.
Rani Yahya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCann lands a nice hook to Yahya's body. Yahya takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yahya misses with a takedown
and McCann counters with a nice body shot.
Paul McCann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rani Yahya.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yahya misses with a takedown attempt
and McCann counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCann is looking to slow Yahya down with leg kicks.
McCann scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yahya doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McCann counters with a good low kick that Yahya was not able to check.
Yahya takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McCann is looking to wear down Yahya with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yahya with a poor takedown
enabling McCann to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from McCann lands.
Yahya gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McCann counters with a good low kick that Yahya was not able to check.
McCann scores with a hook to the body. Yahya takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
An inside leg kick lands from McCann.
McCann lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yahya shoots and misses
and McCann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCann connects with an inside leg kick.
McCann lands with a shot to the body.
Yahya doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McCann counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yahya's knee momentarily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Yahya might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, McCann has got the better of the exchanges.
McCann lands a head shot.
McCann wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yahya throws a head kick that misses
and McCann counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yahya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yahya shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McCann counters with a body kick that stops Yahya in his tracks momentarily.
McCann lands a body shot.
Yahya with a poor takedown
and McCann counters with a low kick, right behind Yahya 's knee.
Yahya with a poor takedown
and McCann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yahya takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul McCann dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A good leg kick by McCann.
Yahya has his takedown stuffed
and McCann counters with a good low kick that Yahya was not able to check.
Yahya misses with a takedown
and McCann counters with a nice kick to the body.
McCann with a nice cross.
Yahya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCann lands a nice shot to the body.
McCann is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yahya can do to turn this around?
McCann thows a body kick. Yahya tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yahya throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and McCann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yahya doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McCann makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Yahya really felt that one!
Paul McCann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rani Yahya.
McCann fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yahya has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yahya is trying desperately to land a takedown but McCann is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Yahya.
McCann connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McCann throws a quick inside leg kick.
McCann scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yahya doesn't seem bothered though.
Paul McCann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCann scores with a punch to the head.
McCann connects with the punch.
Yahya shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McCann counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yahya with a lazy takedown attempt
and McCann counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yahya's knee momentarily.
Yahya fails with the takedown
and McCann counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yahya has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McCann.
Yahya tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McCann counters with a solid body kick.
Yahya's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McCann lands a nice shot to the body.
Yahya takes one to the side of the head.
Yahya shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McCann counters with a big head kick but Yahya shrugs it off.
McCann throws a leg kick which misses Yahya's front leg but catches the back leg as Yahya tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCann dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yahya misses with a takedown
and McCann counters with a stiff right hand.
Paul McCann is winning the standup battle so far.
McCann connects with a body shot that sends Yahya's belly button to the back.
McCann ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yahya wants to clinch
and McCann counters with a left to the body.
Rani Yahya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rani Yahya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCann throws a head kick that half lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul McCann showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McCann 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul McCann!