PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mack Maine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Looney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Maine
vs
Looney

188 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mack Maine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Looney!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maine slaps away a takedown attempt from Looney, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Looney shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maine but Maine pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Maine lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Looney at a distance.
Looney dives in and grabs Maine's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maine pushes down on Looney's head and hops out.
Mack Maine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Looney.
Maine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Maine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Looney, pushing him back against the cage.
Maine lands a damaging elbow.
Maine lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Maine manages to break the clinch.
Maine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Looney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maine connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice defenses there by Maine.
Maine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Looney momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maine tries to clinch there but Looney circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Looney fails with a takedown attempt.

Maine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Looney, pushing him back against the cage.
Looney takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maine lands an elbow just above Looney 's eye.
Maine lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Chad Looney has been cut.
Maine lands an elbow just above Looney 's eye.
Looney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maine just stands there and leans against the cage.
Maine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Maine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maine tries to clinch but Looney moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maine lands with an uppercut that bounces Looney off the cage and back into range.
Maine tries to clinch up.
Maine lands a jab to Looney's midsection.
Looney fails with the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Maine has managed to clinch.
Maine lands an elbow just above Looney 's eye.
Looney takes an elbow to the temple.
Maine pushes Looney back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Maine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mack Maine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maine doesn't manage to clinch there - Looney circles away.

Maine clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maine lands with a light punch inside.
Maine lands with a right to the head.
Looney drops down looking for an ankle pick but Maine pulls his leg out and moves away.
Looney on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Maine tries to clinch up.
Looney swats away the attempt to clinch by Maine.
Looney circles away from the clinch attempt.

Maine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Looney, pushing him back against the cage.
Maine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Maine.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Looney drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maine controlling the action here for a moment.

Looney gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Looney seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Maine is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Chad Looney!