PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klein East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and R J MacReady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). East's entrance music is Cold as Ice- M.O.P.. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

East
vs
J MacReady

182 cm
26
205 lbs
22 - 8 - 1

186 cm
26
210 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Klein East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, R J MacReady!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
East motions for MacReady to come forward. East throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
MacReady misses with a wild body shot.
MacReady scores with a leg kick.
East misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
East moves out of range of the leg kick from MacReady.
MacReady missing with a left hand there. East was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
MacReady tried to score with a low kick but East checks it.
MacReady scores with a jab to the head.
A clash of legs there as East blocks the low kick.

MacReady has managed to clinch.
East jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as MacReady walks away with a smile on his face. East gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
MacReady checks a leg kick.
MacReady misses with a wild body shot.
East walks into a jab.
MacReady fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
East on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good exchange - MacReady coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacReady misses with a right hand
and East counters with a low kick, right behind MacReady 's knee.
MacReady swings for the body but East moves out of range.
MacReady lands a straight punch to the body, keeping East at a distance.
East swings for the body but MacReady moves out of range.
MacReady keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - MacReady throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
East blocks the body kick.
MacReady fails with an attempt to clinch.
East fakes the leg kick and cracks MacReady in the body.
MacReady misses with a low kick as East jumps back.
MacReady swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from East.
East throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
MacReady stuns East with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
MacReady keeps East at a distance using the push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacReady tries to close the distance and clinch up but East swats him away and circles back towards the center.

MacReady darts in and clinches East up against the cage.
MacReady dodges an elbow strike from East.
East blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as MacReady takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from MacReady on the inside.
MacReady avoiding damage.
MacReady gets through East's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
East keeps control of MacReady as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
MacReady letting East take a breather here.
East is trying to maintain a safe position but MacReady gets an underhook and turns East into the cage.
MacReady is trying to break the clinch but East is controlling him.
East tries to throw a body punch but MacReady avoids it by throwing East back against the cage.
MacReady can't break the clinch.
East lands a left hand.
East throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
MacReady is trying to force a seperation but East has the dominant position.
East lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
East struggles to land a body shot inside as MacReady controls his hands.
East wants to stall.
East unloads a knee to the mid-section. MacReady lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
MacReady tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacReady misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by MacReady as East tries to tie him up.
MacReady misses with a punch on the inside.
East goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

MacReady breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
East throws a nice looking combination but MacReady bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
MacReady lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

R J MacReady dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

MacReady is looking to clinch.
East throws a front kick aimed at MacReady's knee but MacReady avoids it well.
East misses with a low kick as MacReady jumps back.
A jab from East misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from East.
MacReady with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
MacReady throws out a loose jab but East uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacReady lands with a shot to the body.
MacReady is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down East rather than just go for the knockout.
MacReady lands a jab-cross combination.
East chopping away at his opponent's legs.
East just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacReady. East does a little dance to reset his feet.
East staying out of range there.
East tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

MacReady rushes East and presses him up against the cage.
MacReady scores with a shoulder strike.
East taking a breather.
MacReady has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
East throws an elbow that misses.
MacReady lands a right hand.
East blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
MacReady lands with a short head shot on the inside.

East manages to break the clinch.
East looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
East wants to slow MacReady down by chopping away at his legs.
East blocks a jab.
East throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacReady throws a sloppy head kick and East moves out of range easily.
East blocks the body kick.
East throws a leg kick but MacReady sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
East connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
East misses with a jab, cross combination.
MacReady looks to score with a jab to the body but East is just out of range.
East throws a head kick that misses.
MacReady pivots, looking for a leg kick but East is out of range and MacReady settles back down.
MacReady tries a head kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as MacReady blocks the leg kick.
MacReady lands a straight punch to the body, keeping East at a distance.
MacReady tries to clinch there but East circles away.
Good work by MacReady as he checks the leg kick.
MacReady blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacReady looks to score with a jab to the body but East is just out of range.
East throws a looping overhand right but MacReady ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
East on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
MacReady connects with a right hand. East shakes it off.
MacReady catches East with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
MacReady wants to land a leg kick but East is out of range.
East tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
East fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches MacReady on the side of the head.
East buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
MacReady connects with a leg kick. East looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
East misses with a low kick as MacReady jumps back.
MacReady chopping away at his opponent's legs.
MacReady throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacReady tries to score with a low kick but East moves his leg out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
East wants to land a leg kick but MacReady is out of range.
East misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
East checks a leg kick.
East on the wrong end of a nice hook.
East misses with a hook.
MacReady lands a straight punch to the body, keeping East at a distance.
MacReady motions for East to come forward. MacReady throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
MacReady keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
MacReady keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
East displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacReady throws out the jab.
East gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A decent looking cross lands there for MacReady.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

R J MacReady showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

East turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
East showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MacReady.
MacReady misses with a hook. East ducked under it nicely.
East misses with an uppercut
and East takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
MacReady connects with a nice looking jab.
MacReady throws out a loose jab but East uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacReady connects with a nice looking jab.
MacReady connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between East's hands.
East staying out of range there.
R J MacReady seems to be getting the better of the standup.
MacReady lands a head shot.
MacReady fakes high and swings low for a body shot but East manages to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from East.
MacReady throws a leg kick but East sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacReady just misses with a punch to the body.
East throws a shot from downtown. MacReady moves away and avoids it.
East throws an ugly left hook that misses
and MacReady counters with a right hand to the body.
East throws a low kick, looking for MacReady's leg but MacReady calmly moves out of range.
MacReady swings for the body but East moves out of range.
MacReady throws a series of strikes that have East backpedaling.
A slow jab from East misses its intended target.
MacReady listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by East.
East fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
East avoids a kick to the body.
MacReady uses good head movement to avoid the hook from East.
East looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacReady lands a jab to the nose.
East fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MacReady misses with a looping right.
MacReady checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
MacReady throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
East's jab looks to have found its range, popping MacReady under the eye.
East ducks under a wild hook from MacReady.
MacReady wants to slow East down by chopping away at his legs.
MacReady wants to clinch.
MacReady fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from MacReady.
East is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
East misses with a leg kick.
Klein East has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacReady misses with a few strikes there.
MacReady misses with a double jab.
MacReady throws a chopping leg kick but East manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A cross from MacReady lands.
East bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacReady lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
East cracks the inside of MacReady's front leg.
East fakes a jab and throws a low kick but MacReady checks it well.
MacReady misses with a low kick.
MacReady fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab by MacReady.
East misses with a leg kick.
East ducks under a wild hook from MacReady.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from East.
MacReady 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!
MacReady scores with a jab to the body.
East throws a low kick, looking for MacReady's leg but MacReady calmly moves out of range.
R J MacReady is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
East thows a left - swing and a miss!
East throws a leg kick but MacReady checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from MacReady, right into the meat.
East throws a leg kick but MacReady sees it coming and checks it nicely.
East tries to score with a low kick but MacReady moves his leg out of the way.
MacReady throws a nice inside leg kick.
MacReady thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
MacReady jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
East thuds a left hand into MacReady's body.
East thows a left - swing and a miss!
MacReady throws a leg kick but East checks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
R J MacReady comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well MacReady has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... R J MacReady!