PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Mcnain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Anselmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anselmo has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! John Mcnain could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Phil Anselmo's chin.

Mcnain
vs
Anselmo

225 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

194 cm
18
285 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Mcnain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Anselmo!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcnain misses with a low kick.
Mcnain looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Mcnain lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mcnain shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anselmo as he jumps to the side.
Mcnain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mcnain shoots in looking for a takedown but Anselmo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mcnain's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Mcnain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anselmo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Anselmo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Anselmo taking a breather.
Mcnain looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Mcnain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mcnain drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Mcnain has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Anselmo regains guard immediately.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mcnain's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Anselmo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Anselmo has his feet on Mcnain's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Mcnain shoots in looking for a takedown but Anselmo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mcnain's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Phil Anselmo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mcnain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anselmo, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo slows down the pace here.
Anselmo gets underhooks to prevent Mcnain's takedown attempt.
Mcnain wants a takedown but no success here.
Anselmo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mcnain.
Anselmo trying to land knees to the body.
Anselmo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mcnain prevents Anselmo from breaking the clinch.
Anselmo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anselmo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mcnain goes for a takedown attempt but Anselmo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mcnain scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mcnain 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.
Anselmo has hold of Mcnain's hands but Mcnain slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mcnain thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anselmo is trying to stand up here but Mcnain is controlling him well.
Mcnain lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Anselmo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mcnain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo is looking to escape.
Anselmo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Mcnain lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcnain throwing shots but Anselmo is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Mcnain dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Anselmo pushes Mcnain up against the cage in a clinch.
Mcnain is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Anselmo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mcnain drops down looking for an ankle pick but Anselmo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Anselmo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Anselmo avoids the head kick by Mcnain.
Mcnain has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Anselmo.
Anselmo thumps Mcnain with a low kick.

Mcnain moves into the clinch successfully.
Anselmo prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Mcnain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anselmo struggles to land a body shot inside as Mcnain controls his hands.

Mcnain has Anselmo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mcnain pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Anselmo tumbling to the mat - Mcnain dives into Anselmo's guard.

Anselmo pushes Mcnain off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcnain lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Mcnain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mcnain drops down looking for an ankle pick but Anselmo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mcnain fails with a takedown attempt.
Mcnain fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcnain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anselmo throws a series of punches but Mcnain moves out of range.
Anselmo doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcnain circles away.
Mcnain scores with a push kick.
Mcnain looks for the body kick but Anselmo saw that one coming.

Mcnain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mcnain changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Anselmo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Anselmo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mcnain to score with a decent uppercut.
A head kick by Anselmo misses
and Mcnain counters with a one-two to the body.
Anselmo throws a right and a left that Mcnain avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Mcnain or perhaps it was just good defense by Anselmo which made him look bad.
Anselmo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Anselmo tries to clinch up but Mcnain circles away and keeps his distance.

Anselmo drives through and clinches with Mcnain against the cage.
Anselmo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mcnain avoids it.
Anselmo throws an elbow but it misses.
Mcnain is working for takedown but Anselmo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mcnain tries to score a body lock takedown but Anselmo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anselmo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anselmo missing with knees to the body.
Anselmo gets underhooks to prevent Mcnain's takedown attempt.
Mcnain has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Anselmo after a bit of a struggle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo is trying to force a seperation but Mcnain has the dominant position.
Anselmo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mcnain looking for a takedown.
Anselmo prevents the takedown attempt.
Anselmo prevents the takedown attempt.
Anselmo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mcnain tries to score a body lock takedown but Anselmo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anselmo misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anselmo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mcnain.
Mcnain is working for takedown but Anselmo is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Mcnain will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Anselmo looks to land a combination but Mcnain avoids it well.

Mcnain closes the distance and clinches.
Mcnain is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Anselmo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Anselmo prevents a takedown attempt there.

Mcnain gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Anselmo has one foot on Mcnain's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Mcnain pushes Anselmo up against the cage in a clinch.
Anselmo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Anselmo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mcnain.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Mcnain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mcnain is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Anselmo is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mcnain.
John Mcnain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mcnain is looking for a takedown.
Mcnain wants a takedown but no success here.
Anselmo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mcnain.
Mcnain goes for a takedown in the clinch but Anselmo prevents it.
Mcnain keeps control of Anselmo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mcnain goes for a takedown attempt but Anselmo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mcnain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anselmo can pounce on him.
John Mcnain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mcnain moves into the clinch.
Anselmo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mcnain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Anselmo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Anselmo pushes off an throws an elbow but Mcnain leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anselmo tries to land knees in the clinch but Mcnain avoids the damage to the body.
Mcnain avoids the elbow strike from Anselmo, against the cage.

Mcnain lands a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcnain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anselmo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anselmo wants to stand but Mcnain is controlling the position.
Mcnain trying to control but Anselmo is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because John Mcnain just wasn't active enough.

Mcnain shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
You get the feeling that Anselmo really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Mcnain looking to finish with strikes here!
Anselmo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Phil Anselmo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Mcnain looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Mcnain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mcnain, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Mcnain!