PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fionn Mac Cumhaill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klein East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac Cumhaill comes to the cage accompanied by Warriors Code . East is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cold as Ice- M.O.P.. 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!

Mac Cumhaill
vs
East

197 cm
30
210 lbs
24 - 12 - 0

182 cm
31
205 lbs
32 - 16 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Firebird Designs

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 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fionn Mac Cumhaill !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Klein East!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
East uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mac Cumhaill .
Mac Cumhaill ducks under a wild hook from East.
Mac Cumhaill defending well as East loads up on a big left hand.
East misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mac Cumhaill .
East tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mac Cumhaill swivels and escapes.
No joy there for East, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mac Cumhaill , as that shot connected.
East connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
East missing with a left hand there. Mac Cumhaill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
East wants to land a leg kick but Mac Cumhaill is out of range.
East fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mac Cumhaill .
East connects with a nice looking jab.
Mac Cumhaill throws a looping overhand right but East ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac Cumhaill changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. East tries to avoid it but Mac Cumhaill manages to keep hold of a leg and drag East to the ground. East escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mac Cumhaill checks a leg kick.
Mac Cumhaill checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
East looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
East dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mac Cumhaill . That did some damage!
Sloppy strikes from Mac Cumhaill . Those never looked like landing.
A punch lands to the side of East 's head but he takes it in his stride.
East uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mac Cumhaill .
East takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mac Cumhaill shoots in looking for a takedown but East manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mac Cumhaill 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac Cumhaill fails to land with a series of punches.
Mac Cumhaill lands a nice shot to the body.
Mac Cumhaill fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jab, jab by Mac Cumhaill - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mac Cumhaill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from East.
Klein East seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mac Cumhaill moves out of range of the strikes.
Mac Cumhaill on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by East. East obviously looking to wear him down.
East swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mac Cumhaill .
Mac Cumhaill ducks under a wild hook from East.
East scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mac Cumhaill throws a lazy right hand but East sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac Cumhaill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mac Cumhaill darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mac Cumhaill takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
East scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick from East lands but Mac Cumhaill takes it in his stride.
Mac Cumhaill thuds his right hand into East's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mac Cumhaill swings widly with a right hand
and East counters with a nice body kick.
East tries to land a front kick but Mac Cumhaill steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
East connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Mac Cumhaill misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
East lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
East swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mac Cumhaill counters with a nice uppercut.
Mac Cumhaill slips under a jab.
Mac Cumhaill loads up on a big right hand but East slips the punch.
East tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mac Cumhaill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
East takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mac Cumhaill wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
East throws a body punch but Mac Cumhaill moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
East swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mac Cumhaill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by East.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Klein East will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

East uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mac Cumhaill .
Mac Cumhaill misses the jab.
East lands a lovely overhand right.
East works Mac Cumhaill 's body with a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts East, as that shot connected.
East looks to throw the jab but Mac Cumhaill is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Mac Cumhaill as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Mac Cumhaill misses the target.
Mac Cumhaill misses with a left hand
and East counters with a nice leg kick.
East tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
East moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac Cumhaill checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from East misses.

East dives in and scores a takedown into Mac Cumhaill 's guard.

Mac Cumhaill looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mac Cumhaill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mac Cumhaill looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Mac Cumhaill escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. East gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mac Cumhaill keeping moving, preventing East from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mac Cumhaill looking for a triangle here. East is fighting it but it looks tight! Mac Cumhaill pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, East is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Fionn Mac Cumhaill !
A pretty intense looking Fionn Mac Cumhaill took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.